Women wear scarves around their heads amid an early heat wave in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
‘Anti-Romeo’ squads in India’s largest state: protecting women or targeting Muslims?
- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has revived the state’s controversial police squads supposedly aimed at stopping sexual harassment in the street
- But activists say the hardline Hindu nationalist’s move encourages vigilantism – and point to his history of victimising Muslims with claims of ‘Love Jihad’
Women wear scarves around their heads amid an early heat wave in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. Photo: AP